{"id":6881,"date":"2025-05-15T12:26:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T10:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hotel-simplon-lyon.com\/musee-des-confluences-a-journey-to-the-heart-of-knowledge\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T09:21:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T07:21:21","slug":"musee-des-confluences-a-journey-to-the-heart-of-knowledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hotel-simplon-lyon.com\/en\/lyon-perrache-district\/musee-des-confluences-a-journey-to-the-heart-of-knowledge\/","title":{"rendered":"Mus\u00e9e des Confluences: a journey to the heart of knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"heading wp-elements-6b941de5317c7f8b24abc00f8a5feb47 wp-elements-6b941de5317c7f8b24abc00f8a5feb47 wp-block-acf-heading has-text-color has-primary-color has-background has-white-100-background-color\">\n\t<div class=\"heading__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading__background-picture\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hotel-simplon-lyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/credit_andrea-caramello-unsplash.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"credit andrea caramello unsplash\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hotel-simplon-lyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/credit_andrea-caramello-unsplash.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/www.hotel-simplon-lyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/credit_andrea-caramello-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.hotel-simplon-lyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/credit_andrea-caramello-unsplash-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.hotel-simplon-lyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/credit_andrea-caramello-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hotel-simplon-lyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/credit_andrea-caramello-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1620px) 100vw, 1620px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading__layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading__content-wrapper has-white-100-background-color\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading__content has-white-100-background-color\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hotel-simplon-lyon.com\/en\/home\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group heading-content-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-96b258e4 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left heading__title has-primary-color has-text-color has-xx-large-font-size\"><strong>Mus\u00e9e des Confluences  <\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section\n\t\tstyle=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--theme-default);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--theme-default);\" class=\"block-container align wp-block-acf-block-container has-background has-white-background-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-acf-block-container-is-layout-constrained\"\t>\n\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>At the southern end of Lyon&#8217;s Presqu&#8217;\u00eele, where the Rh\u00f4ne and Sa\u00f4ne rivers meet, stands the Mus\u00e9e des Confluences, an emblematic building that combines architectural boldness and cultural richness. Opened in 2014, this museum has become a must-see for science, history and art lovers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/section>\n\n\t<section\n\t\tstyle=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--theme-default);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--theme-default);\" class=\"double-columns wp-block-acf-double-columns has-background has-white-100-background-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-acf-double-columns-is-layout-a22d0bdd wp-block-acf-double-columns-is-layout-constrained\"\t>\n\n<div class=\"double-columns__innerblocks\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5621715d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">Futuristic<\/mark> Architecture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Designed by Austrian architects Coop Himmelb(l)au, the building&#8217;s impressive glass-and-steel structure evokes a cloud suspended above a concrete base. This bold design symbolizes the meeting of knowledge and cultures, in the image of the confluence of Lyon&#8217;s two rivers. The interior, bathed in natural light, offers a fluid pathway between the various exhibits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full image-is-animate\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hotel-simplon-lyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Credit_cecile-z-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"Credit cecile z unsplash\" class=\"wp-image-6976\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hotel-simplon-lyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Credit_cecile-z-unsplash.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.hotel-simplon-lyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Credit_cecile-z-unsplash-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.hotel-simplon-lyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Credit_cecile-z-unsplash-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: Cecile.Z_unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\t<section\n\t\tstyle=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--theme-default);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--theme-default);\" class=\"double-columns double-columns-reverse_colums_mobile wp-block-acf-double-columns has-background has-white-background-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-acf-double-columns-is-layout-a22d0bdd wp-block-acf-double-columns-is-layout-constrained\"\t>\n\n<div class=\"double-columns__innerblocks\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full image-is-animate\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hotel-simplon-lyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Credit-ian-dooley-unsplash-1.jpg\" alt=\"Credit ian dooley unsplash (1)\" class=\"wp-image-6991\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hotel-simplon-lyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Credit-ian-dooley-unsplash-1.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/www.hotel-simplon-lyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Credit-ian-dooley-unsplash-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.hotel-simplon-lyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Credit-ian-dooley-unsplash-1-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.hotel-simplon-lyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Credit-ian-dooley-unsplash-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hotel-simplon-lyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Credit-ian-dooley-unsplash-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1620px) 100vw, 1620px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: Ian Dooley _unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5621715d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Rich and Diverse <\/strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">Diversified<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The museum takes visitors on a journey through time and civilization, exploring themes such as the origin of life, human societies and technological innovations. One of the highlights of the exhibition is &#8220;Le Temps d&#8217;un r\u00eave&#8221;, a multidisciplinary exploration of the world of dreams, combining neuroscience, ethnography and art.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\t<section\n\t\tstyle=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--theme-default);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--theme-default);\" class=\"double-columns wp-block-acf-double-columns has-background has-white-100-background-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-acf-double-columns-is-layout-a22d0bdd wp-block-acf-double-columns-is-layout-constrained\"\t>\n\n<div class=\"double-columns__innerblocks\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5621715d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">An <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">Interactive<\/mark> Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond the exhibitions, the Mus\u00e9e des Confluences offers an immersive experience thanks to interactive devices, audiovisual projections and educational workshops. Visitors can also enjoy a panoramic view of the confluence from the museum&#8217;s walkways.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full image-is-animate\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hotel-simplon-lyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/credit_remi-boyer_unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"credit remi boyer unsplash\" class=\"wp-image-6986\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hotel-simplon-lyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/credit_remi-boyer_unsplash.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.hotel-simplon-lyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/credit_remi-boyer_unsplash-400x600.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: Remi Boyer_unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\t<section\n\t\tstyle=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--theme-default);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--theme-default);\" class=\"block-container align wp-block-acf-block-container has-background has-white-background-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-acf-block-container-is-layout-c5fca17f wp-block-acf-block-container-is-layout-constrained\"\t>\n\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hotel-simplon-lyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/OURS-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2304\" style=\"width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hotel-simplon-lyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/OURS-1.png 350w, https:\/\/www.hotel-simplon-lyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/OURS-1-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--theme-s);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--theme-m)\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">Practical<\/mark> information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"\" class=\"align wp-block-acf-faq\">\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"faq\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq__item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"faq__question\" data-index=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"faq__question-text \">Address<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"faq__answer\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>86 Quai Perrache, 69002 Lyon<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"faq__toggle-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 10\"\n\t\t\t\tfill=\"none\">\n\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M15 1L8 8L1 0.999999\" stroke=\"#3C3B3A\" stroke-width=\"2\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq__item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"faq__question\" data-index=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"faq__question-text \">Opening hours<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"faq__answer\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"faq__toggle-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 10\"\n\t\t\t\tfill=\"none\">\n\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M15 1L8 8L1 0.999999\" stroke=\"#3C3B3A\" stroke-width=\"2\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq__item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"faq__question\" data-index=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"faq__question-text \">Rates<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"faq__answer\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Full price: \u20ac9, concessions: \u20ac6, free for under-18s<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"faq__toggle-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 10\"\n\t\t\t\tfill=\"none\">\n\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M15 1L8 8L1 0.999999\" stroke=\"#3C3B3A\" stroke-width=\"2\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"faq__item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"faq__question\" data-index=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"faq__question-text \">Access<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"faq__answer\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>From the H\u00f4tel du Simplon, the museum can be reached in 10 minutes by streetcar (line T1, stop \u201cMus\u00e9e des Confluences\u201d) or in 25 minutes on foot along the quays.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"faq__toggle-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 10\"\n\t\t\t\tfill=\"none\">\n\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M15 1L8 8L1 0.999999\" stroke=\"#3C3B3A\" stroke-width=\"2\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/section>\n\n\t<section\n\t\tstyle=\"padding-top:0%;padding-bottom:0%;\" class=\"block-container align wp-block-acf-block-container has-background has-white-100-background-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-acf-block-container-is-layout-4eed1cba wp-block-acf-block-container-is-layout-constrained\"\t>\n\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2dcfafcc wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--theme-default);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--theme-default);padding-left:0\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Want to visit other parts of Lyon Perrache? Here&#8217;s our selection of must-see places, stores and specialities.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-label-button is-style-label-button--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hotel-simplon-lyon.com\/en\/lyon-perrache-district\/\">Visit Lyon Perrache<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-098ab513 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--theme-m);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--theme-s);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--theme-m);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--theme-s)\">\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the tip of the Presqu&#8217;\u00eele, where the Rh\u00f4ne and Sa\u00f4ne rivers meet, a vessel of glass and steel emerges: the Mus\u00e9e des Confluences. 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